Archives: Incidents
Filter tag: Consumer Deception(clear filter)
| Date | Company | Accusation | City / Area / Country | Source | Tags | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2009 - 01/01/2008 | BNP Paribas | BNP Paribas has struck a deal with customers after a court found it guilty of misleading practices over Swiss-franc denominated mortgages which offered amid the 2008-2009 financial crisis. | France | Financial Times, Reuters | Consumer Deception | |
| 02/02/2017 | (Vizio) (LG) (Samsung) | Companies accused of misrepresenting energy efficiency of large-screen sets. TV's performed far better during short government tests than they did the rest of the time. Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) and America’s Department of Energy (DoE) have conducted efficiency tests of their own that have turned up big inconsistencies. | United States | The Economist, Natural Resources Defence Council | Consumer Deception, Fraud, Pollution | |
| 03/08/2017 | (Sony) (Apple) (Blackberry) (Samsung) | Report accuses electronics companies for: holding a large voting bloc on most U.S. green standards groups; consistently opposing repair and reuse designs for their products; instead approve criteria they can easily achieve and earn green certificates. | United States | Repair.org, Motherboard.VICE | Consumer Deception, Lobbying, Negligence, Pollution | |
| 12/04/2016 | Apple | Apple accused of publishing false data concerning labor conditions on it's supplier factories. | China | China Labor Watch | Consumer Deception, Fraud, Inspection Fraud | |
| 23/02/2012 | Foxconn Technology Group (Supplier Of Apple) | Major labor rights NGOs release open statement accusing a Fair Labor Association audit of Foxconn plants, which concluded that Foxconn factories were 'better than the norm,' of major flaws in their system, calling the audits a 'PR stunt.' | China | GoodElectronics | Consumer Deception, Inspection Fraud | |
| 18/09/2006 | Hewlett-Packard (HP) | Laboratory tests reveal high levels of toxic chemical decaBDE in HP laptops, despite HP claims of having removed decaBDE from its products years ago. | Denmark | Greenpeace | Consumer Deception, Negligence | |
| 14/08/2013 | Samsung | Investigation opened, accusing Samsung France of advertising misleading commercial practices by promoting a code of conduct for the treatment of Samsung workers that it does not necessarily enforce. | Paris, France | China Labor Watch | Consumer Deception | |
| 10/09/2012 | Samsung | China Labor Watch releases hiring announcement found at Samsung factory that clearly demonstrates the illegal discrimination imbued in the hiring practices at Samsung factories in China, despite Samsung claims to the contrary. | Tianjin, China | China Labor Watch | Consumer Deception, Discrimination, Fraud | |
| 31/12/2004 - 01/01/2003 | BP (Beyond Petroleum) | BP charged with cornering and manipulating the price of TET propane in 2003 and 2004 - $303 million in restitution and fines as part of an agreement to defer prosecution. | United States | US Commodity Futures Trading Commission | Consumer Deception, Fraud, Market Fraud & Antitrust | |
| 24/11/2011 - 10/11/2011 | BP (Beyond Petroleum) | Accusations of "intentionally misleading the public about the seriousness" of a two-week release of toxic fumes, allegedly causing the affected county to have the worst air quality in the US. | Galveston County, TX, United States | Courthouse News Service | Consumer Deception, Fraud, Pollution |